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Situated on Oxford Street, arguably one of the most busy and well known shopping streets in Europe, Omega's new London boutique opened less than two months ago and offers the full range of Omega watches and accessories. Here you will find some of the true Omega icons alongside more contemporary pieces, as well as some interesting and rarer limited editions. Click through for full details.

It was on July 20th, 1969 that the Apollo 11 mission reached it goal and put two men on the surface of the moon. When Buzz Aldrin emerged from the capsule, it was with an Omega Speedmaster on his wrist – commander Neil Armstrong had to leave his in the capsule as its timing devices were malfunctioning. To celebrate the 45th anniversary of the first moon landing, Omega has released the Speedmaster Apollo 11 45th Anniversary Limited Edition, a titanium and Sedna gold Speedmaster with a classic movement and a unique dial. There's no better day than today to take a closer look.

This weekend the 2014 World Cup will come to a close, but Brazil is not out of the spotlight quite yet. Rio will play host to the 2016 summer Olympic Games and Omega has released a special edition of the Speedmaster Mark II to celebrate. The classic steel case and bracelet as well as that traditional black dial are punctuated by gold, silver, and bronze rings on the sub-registers, a distinct, but relatively subtle touch. Here's a hands-on look at this new special edition Speedy.

We all know the most commonly considered vintage sports watches: Rolex Submariners and Omega Speedmasters to name just two at the top of the list. But today we are bringing you a few unknown, rare, and underappreciated vintage sports watches from Vacheron Constantin, Ulysse Nardin, Universal Geneve, and Heuer, but we'll cap it all off with a nice vintage Sub and a great Speedy, for good measure.

Vintage Omega has long presented a great alternative to pricey world of vintage Rolex. Eric was kind enough to give you three great old Omega pieces for sale in last Friday's "What's Selling Where" round-up, but, when I came across the watch we have here today, I couldn't wait for Friday to show it off. You're looking at an Omega Speedmaster Reference 2998-1, which alone, is a great piece. But this one for sale in Italy is much, much more than that.

In this week's What's Selling Where, we bring you three interesting and relatively unappreciated sport watches of the 1960s: an underappreciated Omega Speedmaster 105.012-66 with 321 movement in a case made by La Centrale Boîtes of Bien, a Triton Spirotechnique diver, and a Heuer Camaro with the logo of spark plug producer Champion on the dial. These aren't your run-of-the-mill finds, but they could offer great value.

Two weeks ago, Omega invited me to Sochi to check out a few events at the Winter Games. The experience itself was pretty exhilarating, having been neither to the Olympics (anywhere) or to Russia before. But, to me, the most memorable take away of my time in Russia was actually not any of the athletic events, but rather the time I spent with two old men. One of them, 83, and an American, the other 79, and a Russian. They both wore gold Omegas, and they'd been friends since the mid-70s. But these aren't your averages grandpas. No, no. Both of these guys were spacemen of the highest order and their four decade relationship is the stuff of lore. Here is a little look into the shared lives of General Tom Stafford of the United States military and space program, and Alexey Leonov, Russian Cosmonaut, joint commanders of the history making Apollo-Soyuz mission.

As a follow-up to yesterday's A Week On The Wrist review of the Omega Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon, we have an entirely different kind of story about a Speedy. Hopefully, this one will be going to (almost) space. Dustin Neikirk is a watch lover who grew up aspiring to be an astronaut, and while his dream never quite came true, he is now trying to make up for some lost time by sending an Omega Speedmaster into the stratosphere and filming the entire thing. The mission involves a weather balloon, some cameras, and of course a Speedmaster – and Neikirk is crowdfunding the entire thing. Click through for all the details.

The Omega Speedmaster has remained a mainstay for watch enthusiasts for over half a century. It’s not a stretch at all to call this watch an icon, a term we don't throw around loosely here. While purists may scoff at the concept of an all-black Speedmaster, it is precisely this kind of update that brings a historical icon into the realm of contemporary thinking. When presented with the opportunity to wear the new Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon for a week, I couldn’t refuse. It's a watch I had been eyeing for some time, and while it isn’t exactly perfect, it certainly got me thinking and was tough to take off my wrist when the week was up.

In anticipation of Baselworld 2014, Omega presents an update to the iconic 1969 Speedmaster Mark II. While most of the changes are on the inside (including an in-house co-axial movement), the first thing you’ll notice is that the tonneau-style case has remained unaltered, lending a retro look to this watch. Both the case and bracelet are brushed stainless steel, which works nicely with both dial options, one more understated than the other. Details are still a little sparse, but here's your first look at this brand new Speedy.

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Friday March 3, 2012

HODINKEE is one of the most widely read wristwatch publications in the world. Launched in 2008 by then 25-year-old Benjamin Clymer, the site quickly gained notoriety for earnest looks at some of the industry’s most interesting, and occasionally forgotten timepieces.